Timeline for Idiom for a person who is above any question
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| Dec 7, 2017 at 0:19 | comment | added | N. Presley | I've always distinguished the two by using the caste term only as a noun, and the other only as an adjective (the movie based on the book by Ness has it coined from an adjective into the proper noun). the usage this answer refers to has been stretched (in entertainment media at least) to include protection/defense against any kind of punishment or reprisal, legally or criminally speaking - basically synonymous with the non-literal use of "bulletproof". | |
| Jun 21, 2016 at 12:49 | comment | added | João Mendes | I was under the impression that untouchable law enforcement agents are agents that can't be bought. Their actions can certainly be questioned, but one would know that any mistakes or shortcomings wouldn't be due to corruption by criminals... | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 18:44 | comment | added | rw-nandemo | "Untouchable" apparently originating from the law enforcement agents from the 30's and "untouchable" referring to a caste of Indian society are entirely separate words; the former has zero negative connotations and the latter is entirely negative. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 17:06 | comment | added | user66974 | @rw-nandemo - 1) OP is looking for an idiomatic expression which has a negative connotation by definition. 2) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_(film) | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 16:58 | comment | added | rw-nandemo | Living in the US, I've never actually heard the phrase untouchable used in a positive way, only in documentaries talking about the Hindu caste. | |
| Jun 20, 2016 at 15:12 | history | answered | user66974 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |